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2008 Oregon State Beavers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2008
team	Oregon State Beavers
sport	football
image	Oregon State text logo.svg
image_size	150px
conference	Pacific-10 Conference
short_conf	Pac-10
BCSRank
CoachRank	19
APRank	18
record	9–4
conf_record	7–2
head_coach	Mike Riley
hc_year	8th
off_coach	Danny Langsdorf
oc_year	4th
off_scheme	Multiple
def_coach	Mark Banker
dc_year	6th
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
captain	Victor Butler
captain2	Brandon Hughes
captain3	Andy Levitre
captain4	Sammie Stroughter
stadium	Reser Stadium
champion	Sun Bowl champion
bowl	[Sun Bowl](2008-sun-bowl)
bowl_result	W 3–0 vs. [Pittsburgh](2008-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team)

The 2008 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Mike Riley, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 7–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Pac-10. Oregon State was invited to the Sun Bowl, where the Beavers defeated Pittsburgh. For the third straight season, Oregon State won at least nine games and finished in the top three in the Pac-10 standings. The team played home games Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Stanford

Statistics	Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}"
First downs	29	18
Total yards	490	301
Rushing yards	86	210
Passing yards	404	91
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	28:46	31:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Oregon State	Passing	Lyle Moevao	34/54, 404 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Jacquizz Rodgers	14 rushes, 54 yards
Receiving	Sammie Stroughter	12 receptions, 157 yards, 2 TD
Stanford Cardinal}}; text-align:center;"	Stanford	Passing	Tavi Pritchard	10/17, 91 yards, TD
Rushing	Toby Gerhart	19 rushes, 147 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Ryan Whalen	3 receptions, 30 yards

Oregon State was almost able to come back late in the fourth quarter when Darrell Catchings caught the ball just outside the end zone, but it was knocked loose by Taylor Skaufel, resulting in a touchback and victory for the Cardinal.

At No. 19 Penn State

Statistics	Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}"
First downs	19	23
Total yards	342	454
Rushing yards	92	239
Passing yards	250	215
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	32:29	27:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Oregon State	Passing	Lyle Moevao	25/41, 250 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Jacquizz Rodgers	22 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Sammie Stroughter	4 receptions, 56 yards
Penn State Nittany Lions}}; text-align:center;"	Penn State	Passing	Daryll Clark	14/23, 215 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Evan Royster	17 rushes, 141 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Jordan Norwood	8 receptions, 116 yards, TD

Despite the off-field distractions, the Nittany Lions rolled to a 35-7 halftime lead en route to a 45-14 win in their first-ever meeting with the Beavers. Penn State's sophomore tailback Evan Royster ran for a career-high 141 yards on 17 carries and three touchdowns. Lion quarterback Daryll Clark's 276 total yards of offense (215 yards passing, 61 yards rushing) helped Penn State total 454 yards of offense.

Penn State linebackers Tyrell Sales and NaVorro Bowman both recorded 10 tackles each, both career-highs and linebacker Josh Hull and safety Mark Rubin both made their first career interceptions. 108,159 were in attendance at Happy Valley for this first-ever meeting between the schools.

Hawaii

Statistics	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	color=white}}"
First downs	14	28
Total yards	211	485
Rushing yards	57	217
Passing yards	154	268
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	22:33	37:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Hawaii	Passing	Tyler Graunke	12/27, 118 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Kealoha Pilares	8 rushes, 36 yards, TD
Receiving	Michael Washington	7 receptions, 71 yards
Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Oregon State	Passing	Lyle Moevao	20/34, 268 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Jacquizz Rodgers	26 rushes, 110 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Shane Morales	5 receptions, 93 yards, TD

Oregon State scored 45 unanswered points ien route to their first victory of the season. It was the second time in 3 years that Oregon State has defeated Hawaii.

No. 1 USC

Statistics	USC Trojans}}"	USC
First downs	16	22
Total yards	313	343
Rushing yards	86	176
Passing yards	227	167
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	22:11	37:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC Trojans}}; text-align:center;"	USC	Passing	Mark Sanchez	18/29, 227 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Stafon Johnson	7 rushes, 48 yards
Receiving	Damian Williams	6 receptions, 94 yards, TD
Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Oregon State	Passing	Lyle Moevao	18/28, 167 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Jacquizz Rodgers	37 rushes, 186 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Sammie Stroughter	3 receptions, 42 yards

The Beavers shocked the college football world as they upset the No. 1 Ranked USC Trojans at home on September 25, 2008. Oregon State is one of two Pac-10 Conference school to have beaten USC twice during the Pete Carroll era.

Freshman Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 186 yards and two touchdowns for OSU, USC quarterback Mark Sanchez passed for 227 yards, and Damian Williams caught 80 yards for the Trojans.

This was the last time an unranked team defeated a AP No. 1 team until 2021, where unranked Texas A&M upset AP No. 1 Alabama 41–38.

At No. 15 Utah

Statistics	Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}"
First downs	20	18
Total yards	405	337
Rushing yards	92	136
Passing yards	313	201
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	31:06	28:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Oregon State	Passing	Lyle Moevao	21/31, 313 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Jacquizz Rodgers	25 rushes, 101 yards, TD
Receiving	James Rodgers	5 receptions, 82 yards
Utah Utes	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Utah	Passing	Brian Johnson	17/30, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Matt Asiata	7 rushes, 53 yards
Receiving	Brent Casteel	5 receptions, 105 yards

After five games, the pattern for the 2008 Beavers has been the home team wins. The Beavers led 28-20 with about 2 minutes remaining in the fourth. They let Utah drive all the way down the field and score along with a 2-point conversion to tie it up. The Beavers gave the ball right back to Utah and place kicker Louie Sakoda nailed a 37-yard field goal as time expired. Sophomore kicker Justin Kahut of Oregon State missed an extra point in the early stages of the game which led Mike Riley to go for the two-point conversion after two of the Beaver's touchdowns. Both failed and it cost the Beavers the game.

Washington State

Statistics	Washington State Cougars	color=white}}"
First downs	8	26
Total yards	132	548
Rushing yards	53	323
Passing yards	79	225
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	30:15	29:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State Cougars	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Washington State	Passing	Mars Lobbestael	7/17, 79 yards
Rushing	Chantz Staden	17 rushes, 47 yards, TD
Receiving	Jeshua Anderson	1 reception, 27 yards
Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Oregon State	Passing	Lyle Moevao	12/24, 186 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
Rushing	Jacquizz Rodgers	23 rushes, 168 yards, TD
Receiving	Sammie Stroughter	6 receptions, 116 yards, TD

During the Beavers blow out of the Cougars, they managed to set a school record for most points in a Pac-10 game. "Quizz" had 168 yard day as the Cougars lost another quarterback. Washington State's quarterback problems, along with other difficulties would lead them to a 1-8 season. The Beavers on the other hand improved their record to 2-1 in the conference.

At Washington

Statistics	Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}"
First downs	19	16
Total yards	421	377
Rushing yards	230	101
Passing yards	191	276
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	31:11	28:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Oregon State	Passing	Lyle Moevao	18/22, 191 yards, TD
Rushing	James Rodgers	3 rushes, 110 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Shane Morales	4 receptions, 61 yards
Washington Huskies}}; text-align:center;"	Washington	Passing	Ronnie Fouch	17/32, 276 yards, 3 INT
Rushing	Terrance Dailey	16 rushes, 102 yards, TD
Receiving	D'Andre Goodwin	5 receptions, 136 yards

The Beavers, led by the two Rodgers brothers, were able to fly by the winless Huskies in dramatic fashion. Jacquizz Rodgers had 93 yards, but the spotlight was on his older brother, James Rodgers who had over 200 yards returning kicks, running, and receiving. The Huskies would go on to lose the rest of their games, as they go winless in conference and non-conference.

Arizona State

Statistics	Arizona State Sun Devils}}"	ASU
First downs	14	22
Total yards	217	261
Rushing yards	78	109
Passing yards	217	261
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	27:29	32:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State Sun Devils}}; text-align:center;"	Arizona State	Passing	Rudy Carpenter	15/27, 217 yards, TD
Rushing	Shaun DeWitty	16 rushes, 110 yards
Receiving	Kerry Taylor	6 receptions, 81 yards
Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Oregon State	Passing	Sean Canfield	19/28, 218 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Jacquizz Rodgers	30 rushes, 133 yards
Receiving	James Rodgers	8 receptions, 102 yards

After a low-scoring half, the Beavers lead the Sun Devils 7-6 at halftime. Teams exchanged touchdowns and field goals in the third and fourth quarters. After Arizona State's last touchdown with 21 seconds remaining, Rudy Carpenter's pass on the two-point conversion was picked off by Victor Butler. The onside kick was also recovered by the Beavers as they held on to the win, and the undefeated home record.

At UCLA

Statistics	Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}"
First downs	18	17
Total yards	423	237
Rushing yards	201	48
Passing yards	222	189
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	32:47	27:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Oregon State	Passing	Sean Canfield	16/22, 222 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Jacquizz Rodgers	31 rushes, 144 yards, TD
Receiving	James Rodgers	6 receptions, 115 yards
UCLA Bruins}}; text-align:center;"	UCLA	Passing	Kevin Craft	20/42, 189 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Kahlil Bell	12 rushes, 45 yards
Receiving	Taylor Embree	5 receptions, 64 yards

After two field goals by either side in the first half, the teams headed into the locker room at the half in a 3-3 tie. In the second half, the Beavers blew open the game and ended up only giving up a second Bruin field goal in the second half. The Beavers blew out the Bruins 34-6.

California

Statistics	California Golden Bears}}"	CAL
First downs	11	20
Total yards	232	339
Rushing yards	85	194
Passing yards	147	145
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	25:14	34:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California Golden Bears}}; text-align:center;"	California	Passing	Kevin Riley	11/25, 117 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Jahvid Best	15 rushes, 116 yards, TD
Receiving	LaReylle Cunningham	2 receptions, 45 yards
Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Oregon State	Passing	Lyle Moevao	14/28, 145 yards, INT
Rushing	Jacquizz Rodgers	27 rushes, 144 yards, TD
Receiving	James Rodgers	6 receptions, 50 yards

At Arizona

Statistics	Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}"
First downs	17	19
Total yards	390	297
Rushing yards	166	139
Passing yards	224	158
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	27:17	32:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Oregon State	Passing	Sean Canfield	20/32, 224 yards, TD
Rushing	Jacquizz Rodgers	10 rushes, 102 yards, TD
Receiving	Sammie Stroughter	5 receptions, 116 yards, TD
Arizona Wildcats	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Arizona	Passing	Willie Tuitama	16/22, 158 yards, TD
Rushing	Keola Antolin	25 rushes, 114 yards, TD
Receiving	Rob Gronkowski	3 receptions, 50 yards, TD

No. 19 Oregon

Statistics	Oregon Ducks}}"	ORE
First downs	22	25
Total yards	694	463
Rushing yards	385	89
Passing yards	309	374
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	29:36	30:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon Ducks}}; text-align:center;"	Oregon	Passing	Jeremiah Masoli	11/17, 274 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Jeremiah Johnson	17 rushes, 219 yards, TD
Receiving	Terrence Scott	2 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Oregon State	Passing	Lyle Moevao	27/51, 374 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	James Rodgers	7 rushes, 56 yards
Receiving	Sammie Stroughter	7 receptions, 145 yards

Oregon gained 694 yards on 69 plays, a 10.1 yard per play average. The loss was a Civil War record for points allowed as well as yards allowed, and kept the Beavers from going to the Rose Bowl for the first time since the 1964 season. The loss to Oregon snapped a six-game home winning streak by the Beavers and a two-game winning streak in the Civil War. The Beavers were knocked out of contention for the Rose Bowl, which matched up two of their previous opponents, USC and Penn State. The Beavers finished in the third place in the Pac-10.

Vs. No. 18 Pittsburgh (2008 Sun Bowl)

Main article: 2008 Sun Bowl

Statistics	Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}"
First downs	15	10
Total yards	273	178
Rushing yards	80	89
Passing yards	193	89
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	30:50	29:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Oregon State	Passing	Lyle Moevao	21/42, 193 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Jeremy Francis	15 rushes, 76 yards
Receiving	Sammie Stroughter	6 receptions, 88 yards
Pittsburgh Panthers}}; text-align:center;"	Pittsburgh	Passing	Bill Stull	7/24, 52 yards, INT
Rushing	LeSean McCoy	24 rushes, 85 yards
Receiving	Dorin Dickerson	2 receptions, 37 yards

The Sun Bowl was played on December 31, 2008 in El Paso, Texas. Victor Strong-Butler was named the game's MVP.

Rankings

Personnel

Mike Riley
Jay Locey Associate head coach/wide receivers
Danny Langsdorf Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Mark Banker Defensive coordinator
Arnold Alcantar Special teams coordinator
Mike Cavanaugh Offensive line
Reggie Davis Running backs
Keith Hayward Secondary
Greg Newhouse Linebackers
Joe Seumalo Defensive line

Statistics

Team

Team	Opp
Scoring	394
Points per game	33
First downs	265
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Total offense	5016
Avg per play
Avg per game	418
Fumbles lost
Penalties – yards	80-690
Avg per game	7-58

Team	Opp
Punts – yards	50-1905
Avg per punt	38.1
Time of possession	383:16
Time of possession/game	33:21
3rd down conversions	69-166 (42%)
4th down conversions	9-15 (60%)
Touchdowns scored
Field goals – attempts – long	16-24-47
PAT – attempts	44-47
Attendance at Home	269,584
Games at Home/Avg per game	6 / 44,930

Scores by quarter

{{Linescore Amfootball		Road=Oregon State	R1=76	R2=93	R3=109	R4=116	Home=Opponents	H1=57	H2=104	H3=63	H4=76

Offense

Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Yds	Long	Fum	Fum Lost	TD	Avg/Carry	Avg/game
Jacquizz Rodgers	11-11	259	1253	33	0	0	11	4.8	113.9
Ryan McCants	10-1	79	314	35	0	0	2	4	31.4
James Rodgers	12-12	46	408	55	0	0	5	8.9	34
Jeremy Francis	6-0	20	89	21	0	0	1	4.5	14.8
Sammie Stroughter	12-12	5	33	7	0	0	0	6.6	2.8
Johnny Hekker	12-12	1	-9	-9	0	0	0	-9	-0.8
Lyle Moevao	10-10	30	-82	16	0	0	2	-4	-8.6
Darrell Catchings	4-0	1	7	7	0	0	0	7	1.8
Chris Johnson	3-0	3	2	3	0	0	0	0.7	0.7
Sean Canfield	4-2	6	-28	2	0	0	0	-4.7	-7
TEAM		457	1975	55	0	0	21	4.3	165.4
Total		457	1975	55	0	0	21	4.3	165.4
Opponents

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Lyle Moevao
Justin Engstrom
TEAM
Total
Opponents

Receiving

Name	GP-GS	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Shane Morales
Sammie Stroughter
James Rodgers
Jacquizz Rodgers
Darrell Catchings
John Reese
Chris Johnson
Brady Camp
Casey Kjos
Ryan McCants
Total
Opponents

Defense

Name	GP	Tackles	Sacks	Pass defense	Interceptions	Fumbles	Blkd
kick	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-yds	No-yds	BrUp	QBH	No.-yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv-yds	FF
Total

Special teams

Name	Punting	Kickoffs	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Total

Name	Punt returns	Kick returns	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Total

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"Oregon State vs. Stanford - Game Recap - August 28, 2008 - ESPN". go.com.
(September 6, 2008). "Nittany Lions Thump Oregon State, 45-14". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics.
"Oregon State beats top-ranked USC 27-21". yahoo.com.
"Oregon State Beavers 2016 Statistics - Team and Player Stats - College Football - ESPN". go.com.

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